At their June 9 meeting, St. Mary's Vestry, put together the following statement. This statement has also been published on the main page of our website.
Statement from St. Mary’s Vestry on Racial Injustice and Violence
St. Mary’s does not have a history of making frequent statements on matters of the day, but sometimes we feel compelled to do so. Now is such a time. We are unequivocal in our opposition to racism in all forms (both individual and systemic racism) as counter to our faith as followers of Jesus.
We, the Vestry, commit to listen to the voices of black people and other people of color, to learn more, and commit to future action. We stand with those who struggle to obtain racial, social, and economic justice for themselves and their communities. Black lives matter.
We encourage parishioners to commit to listen, learn, and act as well. As a starting place, we encourage our parishioners to listen to our Presiding Bishop’s Pentecost sermon and to read other resources here from The Episcopal Church: episcopalchurch.org/responding-to-racist-violence.
